Canon LTM Canon LTM 50mm 1.5 "Sonnar" Photos Please!

Canon M39 M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
6014992295_8c0feff11b_b.jpg


Canon Serenar 50/1.5 on G1
 
I changed the shim on my Canon to optimize for F1.5, and it made a real difference. It is sharp, the Bokeh is smoother than the Nikkor. The Nikkor has close-focus ability that few Leica mount lenses can match. I made a J-8 match it.

When I first got one, I didn't much like the oof rendering of the Nikkor 50/2 relative to other lenses. I appreciated the engineering feat that is its close focus ability, but on film this was largely useless to me. Putting this lens on a Nex has given me new appreciation for it, however. Quite versatile now that I can verify the close focus in real time.

[Funny note - my local shop tech was discussing the nikkor close focus design and he broke his Japanese into English only once, to call it the "God lens." :angel:]
 
I used this lens ...and i find it okay for my copy...
6294117755_4990fbbaae_z.jpg


Just for a little fun of it, can you tell the difference between the 3 which is from the 1.4 and which is from the 1.5? Oso which is from a 1.8?

All the shots are shot wide open and around the min focus distance...sorry for the different pics...didnt really do a test shot for all these 3 lens....maybe i should one day:)
6249140437_33bfff6d8c_z.jpg


6008009199_a14dfe7370_z.jpg


5984729880_16e22ace44_z.jpg
 
oh man, i just sold my c-sonnar and now I see this. i love sonnar lenses for shooting people. just beautiful. kudos to all the image posters, you have a wonderful collection.
 
Back
Top